Letter from Gertrude B. Bowler, Chairman, Peace Committee of the Honolulu Friends Meeting, to LP, RE: Sends enclosed informal notes on the committee's contacts with Dr. Edward Teller. Three accounts are included, one written by Ben Norris, one by Shafer S. Stubbart, and one by Iwao Ayusawa. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Teller, Edward, 1936-1961), #406.11]

Letter from Gunther Grabow, Berlin Editor, Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, to Madam and Sir, RE: Mr. Grabow describes how he and his family spent Christmas, and comments on what has been going on at the West Germany/ East Germany border. He makes a call for peace there, and for peace worldwide. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from Wayne and Marian [no last name], to LP. RE: Sends Christmas greetings. Gives news of their family since last Christmas. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.2]

Letter from Dr. Jules H. Masserman, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Northwestern University, to LP, RE: The Conference on World Order and Freedom, held in Athens October 22-29, adopted the attached proposal drafted by Masserman and formed an Organizing Committee to put his plan into effect. He asks if LP will be willing to endorse the plan, permit his name to appear on its list of sponsors, act as an advisor, and enlist others to join them. Attachment: “A Proposal to Help Avert World Suicide.” [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]

Letter from Muriel Marcus to LP RE: Tells LP that she has heard of his studies with “inborn errors of metabolism.” Talks about her daughter’s health problems and dieting issues. Asks if LP might be able to contribute information that could help with her daughter’s treatment. [Letter from Perry to Marcus March 21, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1]

Letter from Ralph C. Kennedy to LP RE: Asks if LP would be able to visit their hospital as a consultant when LP comes to San Francisco in January. [Letter from LP to Kennedy February 26, 1962] [Filed under K: Correspondence 1957-1962 Box 201, Folder 201.6]

Letter from Wynne Thorne, Utah State University, to LP. RE: Would like to meet him while he is visiting Utah State University. Includes additional requests to LP’s time while in Utah. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.4]

Publication: “This is the way to get even more optimistic”, Pravda, December 1, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Interviews with and about Linus Pauling, 1960-1964), Box #5.020, Folder #20.4]

Telegram from John Rossen, Chairman, Fair Play Committee, to LP. RE: Invites him to participate as the featured speaker at a Hands Off Latin America rally on January 26 or February 2. [Letter from Hopkins December 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from Corrie Trubey and the rest of the third hour chemistry class at Fort Lauderdale High School to LP, RE: Their teacher, Mr. Prim, has talked about LP often in addition to assigning LP's book, College Chemistry as an extra text. Having come to the conclusion that LP is Mr. Prim's hero, the class would like to ask LP for an autographed picture, which they might present to Mr. Prim as a Christmas present. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.6]

Letter from Joan Stilwell, to LP. RE: Informs him that she is writing a term paper about nuclear war and fallout. Asks for his opinion on the subject. Asks for the information soon as the paper has a due date. [Letter from Harris December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Manuscript and Typescripts: Letter from LP to Chairman Nikita Khrushchev. [Typescripts of Letter from LP to Khrushchev December 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.2]

2 December 1961

Dear Chairman Khrushchev:

First allow me to thank you for your letter of 24 October to me, in which you discuss the reasons for the resumption of nuclear tests by the Soviet Government and express the hope for the earliest solution of the problem of general end complete disarmament, in which I concur.

My wife and I are in Moscow at the invitation of the Akademia Nauk, to participate in the Lomonosov Celebration.

I am greatly pleased by the new proposals of the Soviet Government about ceasing the nuclear tests. In this connection I should like to communicate an idea to you, for your consideration. It is that the Soviet Government invite the United States and Great Britain to send some scientists, especially seismologists, to the Soviet Union to cooperate with Soviet scientists, in the various seismological stations, in studies of methods of detecting underground nuclear explosions. The conditions of their work would, of course, be determined by the Soviet Union, in issuing its invitation.

I feel that such an arrangement would provide valuable experience in preparation for international agreements about nuclear testing and disarmament.

If it were possible, I would be happy to discuss this proposal with you.

Typescripts: “The Theory of Resonance in Chemistry,” presented at a meeting of the Chemistry Division of the Soviet Academy of Science, Moscow, December 3, 1961. Published in the Journal of the Mendeleev All-Union Chemical Society 7, no. 4 (1962): 462-466. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.1]

Letter from D.D. Rummel, Superintendent of the Springfield Local Schools, to LP RE: Asks for any information about the Chemical Bond Theory as applied to the teaching of chemistry, that they can use in their study concerning curriculum improvement. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from Fredrik H. Raab to LP RE: Introduces himself as a senior majoring in physical chemistry at the University of Vermont. Asks LP if the new edition of “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics” will be published soon. Tells LP that he is giving a seminar on December 18th regarding LP’s “Molecular Theory of General Anesthesia.” Asks LP to inform him of any new findings on the topic. [Letter from Harris to Raab December 11, 1961] [Letter from LP to Raab December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from John E. Keet to LP, RE: Keet is disappointed that LP will be unable to come to Connecticut in February. Keet would be grateful if LP would send some reprints of his theory on anesthesia. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from Kathleen Muhleman to LP, RE: Muhleman is participating in a discussion in her English class at Newton-South High School on fallout shelters. She agrees with LP that they are useless and only serve to provoke hysteria and war itself. Asks if LP can send her any printed material to support her views. [Letter from Harris to Muhleman, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #268.3]

Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Gar Alperovitz, Legislative Assistant for Bob Kastenmeier, Member of Congress. RE: LP out of country until December 17, encloses recent LP articles on bomb shelters. [Letter from Gar Alperovitz to LP, November 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Individual Correspondence) # 6.3]

Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, RE: LP is away right now, but Mrs. Kamb doesn’t think that he will have time in January to speak at the meeting. LP will respond to the letter when he returns. [Letter from Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg to LP, November 19, 1961] [Letter from LP to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Richard D. Lambert, Assistant Editor of The Annals, RE: LP is currently out of town and will reply to the letter once he returns. [Letter from Richard D. Lambert to LP, November 28, 1961] [Letter from Shirley H. Murray to Linda Pauling Kamb, December 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4]

Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Sherwood Waldron Jr., RE: Pauling Kamb writes to Waldron in her father's absence. She is not sure which of LP's letters to the Times Waldron is referring to. She is not surprised, however, that Waldron found a discrepancy between LP's numbers and those of the civil defense authorities, as it is well-known that the government and leading magazines try to soft-pedal the facts so as not to frighten the public. Pauling Kamb refers Waldron to an article by Gerard Piel stating that a 1,000 megaton bomb detonated at satellite altitude could set six Western states on fire. In reference to Waldron's question as to whether or not he should promote the construction of a fallout shelter at Yale, Pauling Kamb says that a shelter at Yale would be worthwhile if a single five megaton bomb were dropped on New York City, but that it is unrealistic to think that nuclear war would be so limited. Because nuclear war would be waged on so large a scale as to render shelters ineffective, the shelter program instead becomes an incentive to war. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

I apologize to you about waiting until the last moment of your visit to talk with you about how to do my house. I meant to discuss it with you earlier and in greater detail, but delayed for an opportune moment and then forgot. It was a bit hard to push you realing onto the plane trying to recover.

I think you should not sell your stock, but keep it, particularly if it is down at the moment. I have started the process to get a mortgage, about $9200 at 6% plus life insurance for 20 years.

I enclose some results that have been around. The garnet figures are about what we had calculated. I am a little worried about the hematite answers

1) the tetrahedral angles around an oxygen atom are not quite what you say they ought to be: There are three 90° angles and three 120° angles instead of 2 and 4. The angle 89° ought to be bigger.

2) the distances are not quite what Wyckoff says they are in the new loose leaf book volume 2, page V 4. He gives 1.91, 2.06, 2.55. I get 1.98, 2.06, 2.54. I think my calculation is correct.

3) The space group you used originally as copied by Wyckoff has the origin moved by ¼¼¼ of that in the 1935 tables.

I shall check my calculations and confirm them. I am working on the paper and it should be off to you within a couple of days.

We are going to Julia's parents for Christmas, I shall only stay a couple of days; Julia and the kids will stay longer. The floor in our flat will be torn up to fix the drains. These things should have been done properly in the first place but they were not. My lab will be knocked about a bit at the same time: new water pipes next door. I shall probably work on our new house. I have already done a bit though I have not signed the contract.

Much Love,

Peter

P.S. I wrote a letter to Linda Hopkins and asked her to send me some three ring binders, and that you would pay for them. I think she has and will you please? It will be about $20. Thank you.

Letter from Sidney H. Gold, Harrison Specialty Co., to LP, RE: Harrison Specialty Co. is planning on marketing Strontium 90-free Di-calcium Phosphate wafers, and would like LP’s permission in using excerpts from a letter to the New York Times urging people to supplement their diet with these. [Letter from Mrs. Harris to Mr. Gold, December 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Note from Britton Chance to LP, RE: Just listened to a stirring talk in favor of civil defense from Dr. Libby, who doesn’t believe that energy should be spent in promoting peace. Asks if a comment from LP on the matter would be worthwhile. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Chamberlain-Cherkin)), #64.2]

Note from Lucila Rubio de Laverde to AHP, RE: Thanks AHP for sending Children of the Atomic Bomb to her and praises the book for its effectiveness. Wonders whether there is a Spanish translation that would be available for the people of Latin America and states that she would be willing to translate the text if need be. [Filed under AHP Materials re: Peace and Women: (AHP: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Box#4.001, Folder#1.1]

Receipt from Poston How RE: Total of $3.10 for Bal Book. [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.062, Folder #62.1]

Letter from Elvira Goettsch to LP RE: Goettsch plans to visit the mainland during the holidays and would like to spend a couple of days following the New Year at the Institute. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.15]

Letter from Garry de Young to LP RE: Tells LP that he observed LP lecture in a film series on chemistry and that he deeply respects his deep concerns for humanity. Gives LP a brief biographical sketch as it leads up to his recent creative endeavors. Asks LP to list the five books he has enjoyed the most, so they might act as guideposts for him to build on. [Letter from LP to de Young January 2, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, D: Individual Correspondence, 1960-1966 Box 99 Folder 99.3]

Letter from Henry T. Yost, Amherst College, to Secretary to LP RE: Encloses two checks to cover LP’s expenses at Amherst College. Would like an acknowledgment of their receipt. [Letter from Harris December 11, 1961 [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box # 1961s3 Folder #1961s3.15]

Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Walter H. Carnahan, RE: LP is out of the country, and won’t return until after the middle of the month. Mrs. Kamb sends reprints of articles that Mr. Carnahan might find useful, but she doesn’t know of any handouts that LP uses. [Letter from Walter H. Carnahan to LP, November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from Michael J. Pikal, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, to LP RE: LP mentions the possibility of water having a pentagonal dodecahedral structure in The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Pikal would like a copy of LP’s paper that discusses this. [Letter from Harris to Pikal December 8, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Mrs. Hoff to LP RE: Encourages LP to “receive not the grace of God in vain” and to continue working toward peace. [Letter from LP to Hoff January 2, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, H: Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 168, Folder 1682.2]

Letter from Ulrich Gonser, Research Department, Atomics International, to LP, RE: Mr. Gonser is doing some Mossbauer effect studies in the blood components. Would like a crystal of the iron compounds so that he may try and observe the dependence of the Mossbauer effect using hemin. [Letter from Mrs. Harris to Mr. Gonser, December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from William R. Bauer to LP, RE: Apologizes for not informing LP earlier of his rejection at Cambridge, and decision to retain his acceptance at Oxford. Mr. Bauer was very busy sorting the whole thing out, and could not keep LP up to date on it. [Letter from Professor H. C. Longuet-Higgins to LP, November 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from Alfred H. McKinney to LP, RE: McKinney has heard from Joan R. Harris that LP is expected to be back from Europe soon. McKinney again invites LP to be the banquet speaker for the Symposium of the Wilmington Section of the Instrument Society of America on April 9, 1962. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from Heinz A. L. Hellmold, Counselor at Law, to LP, RE: On behalf of the American Nobel Anniversary Committee, Inc., Hellmold invites LP to the 1962 American Nobel Anniversary Forum and Dinner to be held on February 4, 1962. [Letter from LP to Hellmold, December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]

Letter from Milton Eisenhower, David Sarnoff, and Helen Hayes, 70th Birthday Dinner, A Tribute to Basil O’Conner, to LP, RE: Invites LP to come to a dinner in honor of Basil O’Conner’s 70th birthday on January 11, 1962. Handwritten at the top: “Do you want to write to Mr. O’Conner?” [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]

Letter from Pamela Owens to LP RE: Owens is in working on a project on radioactive fallout and asks LP for information on the amount of fallout from hydrogen bombs as wells as what effects radiation will have on people and animals. [Letter from Harris to Owens February 19, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965: Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]

Letter from Shri. Madhusudan Prasad, Indian Science Congress Association, to Dr. P. Parija, Chairman, Reception Committee, Session of Indian Science Congress Association & Member of the Executive Committee, RE: Suggests several steps that the Executive Committee can take to work encourage its members to work towards world peace. [Letter from Prasad to LP December 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Sir Cyril Hinshelwood, President, The Faraday Society, to LP, RE: The Society is making a special drive to recruit new members, and because of this would like LP to suggest a member of his staff to be a Local Representative. His duty would mainly be encouraging young physical chemists to join the Society, and keeping them informed about the General Discussions and Publications. [Letter from LP to Sir Hinshelwood, January 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Organizational Correspondence. (Fa-Fu)), #122.3]

Letter from Ben Sheiner to LP. RE: Encloses a copy of his paper in which he has tried to correlate LP’s theory of narcosis with what is observed in clinical anesthesiology. Asks for his objective criticism. [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box # 381 Folder #381.2]

Letter from Harry Walker to LP, RE: Walker wonders if LP would consider accepting about a half dozen engagements on dates at LP's convenience for colleges, universities and State Education and Teacher Associations from coast to coast. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from Thane Read, Coordinator, World Constitution, to LP, RE: Read discusses the upcoming World Constitution Convention, which will be held in Karachi, Pakistan some time in 1962. Read invites LP to sign the Call for a World Constitution and provides a list of those who have already signed. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Note from Mr. And Mrs. A.A. Heller to LP, RE: Mr. and Mrs. Heller would like LP to know that they are in full support of his action in libel suits. [Letter from LP to Mr. and Mrs. Heller, December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from Dr. Fred Vaslo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to LP, RE: Writes again concerning his manuscript, which has been rejected twice by the Journal of Physical Chemistry. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. [Letter from LP to Dr. Vaslow, September 26, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. Vaslow, December 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Organizational Correspondence. (Jo-Jo)), #191.11]

Letter from Elizabeth Kidwell, Scientific Director, The Willcox Research Institute, Inc., to LP, RE: Briefly describes the work she has been doing on hemobiological systems. Attaches her paper “Theory and clinical use of modified immunotherapy developed at the Willcox Research Institute”. Asks if LP has any suggests that might be useful. [Letter from Allen to Whom It May Concern, June 10, 1959] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]

Letter from Henry Allen Moe to LP, RE: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has just received a request from Dr. John L.T. Waugh asking that they make reference to LP in the matter of Waugh's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship. Moe requests LP's opinion of Waugh's ability and promise. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from Hsieh Kuo Hsiang to LP, RE: Asks questions on material in LP’s book “General Chemistry” based on the following assumptions: the fundamental unit of living matter is porphyrin or another molecule similar in structure; the chlorophyll in a plant is also composed of a porphyrin ring and can produce either glucose or porphyrin; and the rate of synthesis of porphyrin is faster than the rate of decomposition. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Michael J. Pikal, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, RE: LP is currently away in Europe. The unpublished research mentioned in the book is still unpublished, but she will send a reprint of Hydrogen Bonding. [Letter from Pikal to LP December 5, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from John Raeburn Green to A.L. Wirin RE: Explains that he has not heard anything from LP yet, but they will have to prepare their objections to the interrogatories and do the best they can if they do not hear from LP. Also mentions that he read a statement in which LP was quoted as saying that while he regretted Russia had resumed nuclear testing, he recognized the reasons why they did so. [Letter from Okrand to Green December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from Linda Hopkins to Mrs. Schwartz RE: Hopkins is sending Schwartz a copy of LP’s letter to The New York Times on Strontium-90 as well as Dr. Thomas Perry’s letter to his pediatric patients on the same topic. [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]

Letter from Melvin C. Cannon, Utah State University, to LP. RE: Invites him to talk to staff and students of the Chemistry Department. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.4]

Letter from Professor Hans Neurath, Editor, Biochemistry, to LP, RE: Neurath wrote to LP last summer inviting him to submit work to the new journal Biochemistry. He sends the Table of Contents for the initial issue, as well as a Notice to Authors, and invites LP to submit material. Attachments: “Notice to Authors” and the Table of Contents from Biochemistry, Volume 2, Number 1/January 1962. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Individual Correspondence. (Nader-Newbold)), #276.8]

Note from Harvey Itano to LP, RE: Gives LP another update on his work in Osaka, and requests that a few reprint of their paper together be sent to his office in America. [Letter from Mrs. Hopkins to Dr. Itano, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers-Itano)), #181.5]

Letter from Dorothy M. Needham, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, to LP, RE: Introduces LP to Dr. Sam Ade Olaitan, from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. He has worked for four years in the Department of Biochemistry on carbohydrate compounds in the cell wall of Chlorella. He will be visiting the United States soon and would like to call on LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]

Letter from G. Alan Robison, Vice-President of the New Orleans Chapter of the American Humanist Association to LP, RE: Robison suggests the book “What We Must Know About Communism” for LP to read and notes a passage from the book. Robison asks LP to read it and says that until LP has read the book, LP should not consider it his right to criticize the United States government for not doing more for the cause of peace. [Filed Under LP Correspondence: (R: Correspondence, 1961) #342.2]

Letter from Katrine Förland to LP and AHP. RE: Thanks them for writing him regarding civil defense. Informs them of his debate on the atom problem. Appreciates that LP is working against nuclear bomb build up. Is hopeful about the atomic weapons situation. [Letter from LP June 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129, Folder #129.5]

Letter from Robert Amos, American Civil Liberties Union, to LP RE: Invites LP to speak at the San Diego chapter of the ACLU in February. Hopes he will be able to speak on “Civil Liberties in the Atomic Age – After the Attack.” [Letter from LP to Amos December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Assorted Materials re: Civil Liberties), Box #2.046, Folder #46.1]

Letter from Dr. E. Edward Bittar to LP, RE: Asks for published or unpublished work on cellular ions with spatial reference to hydrogen ion. [Letter from Dr. E. Edward Bittar to LP, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from Dr. Gordon S. Christiansen, Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, to LP, RE: Liked LP’s article in “Liberation”. Sends a copy of a pamphlet written by Dr. Christiansen that comes to the same conclusions that LP has come to about nuclear fallout. Remarks on Dr. William Brown’s reaction to it. [Letter from LP to Dr. Christiansen, December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from Dr. Thomas L. Perry, Medical Research Consultant, to Arnold Oppenheim, RE: Perry thanks Oppenheim for his fine letter to LP, who is currently away in Europe. He is glad to hear that teenagers are concerned about the effects nuclear radiation, and urges Oppenheim and his friends to encourage the government to negotiate with the Soviets. [Note from Oppenheim to LP, undated] [Filed under LP Correspondence:(O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]

Letter from Dr. Thomas L. Perry, Medical Research Consultant, to Brenda Ogle, RE: LP is currently away in Europe, so Perry is taking the liberty of responding to Ogle’s “nice letter.” He encloses two reprints that LP recently wrote that will give some further up-to-date information, and hopes that she and her friends will do all they can to urge the government to negotiate with the Russians. He also encloses an autographed photo of LP. [Letter from Ogle to LP, October 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]

Letter from Dr. Thomas L. Perry, Medical Research Consultant, to Lisbeth M. Powell, RE: LP is on an extended trip to Europe and Perry is helping to answer his letters. Perry describes how LP has been protesting the Soviet tests, and where this information can be found. [Letter from Powell to LP, October 5, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Eric S. Proskauer, Secretary, Interscience Publishers, Inc. to LP RE: The Supreme Court of New York and the Attorney General have now decided on a simpler procedure, and therefore LP’s signature is not needed. [Letter from Harris to Proskauer November 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles - Roosevelt)), #335.2]

Letter from Fred Okrand to John Raeburn Green RE: Explains that Mr. Wirin is out of town and he forwarded a copy of his letter to LP. Hopes Green hears from him. [Letter from Green to Wirin December 8, 1961, Letter from Green to Okrand December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from Fred Okrand to LP RE: Encloses a copy of a letter from Mr. Green to Mr. Wirin from December 8. Notes that Green is very anxious to hear from LP about the interrogatories and would appreciate it if LP stopped off in St. Louis on his way back to Pasadena. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from Howard Green to LP RE: Says that he has been deeply impressed by what he has heard of LP’s predictions on the biological effects to be expected from the fallout produced by nuclear bomb testing. Asks if LP has published anything on the subject or if he could give references to the material LP bases his calculations on. [Letter from Joan Harris to Green February 19, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, G: Correspondence 1962-1965 Box 142, Folder 142.1]

Letter from Judith Malina and Julian Beck, New York Committee General Strike for Peace, to LP, RE: Because of the present situation, they are planning a General Strike to unite the people of the world in showing the governments that they prefer peaceful negotiations over war. They ask that LP become a sponsor of the movement. Attachment: Special Bulletin, “New York Committee for the General Strike for Peace.” [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]

Letter from Mrs. Esther Green to Miss Mary E. Dreier, RE: They do not have any more copies of LP’s “The Road to Stockholm”, and cannot have them run again without a minimum order of 25. The check is returned. [Letter from Mary E. Dreier to the Gentlemen of California Institute of Technology, October 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Individual Correspondence. (Dil-Dyson)), #96.13]

Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Chia Ren Jin and William K. Walsh, School of Textiles, North Carolina State College, RE: Apologizes for the delay in response. Sends a reprint of an article from FRONTIER magazine, which she hopes will answer their question. [Letter from Mr. Jin and Mr. Walsh to LP, September 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Mr. Frederick H. Raab RE: Acknowledges his December 4th letter to LP, who is away from his office until the end of December. Informs him that Introduction to Quantum Mechanics will be published in two years. [Letter from Raab to LP December 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Ulrich Gonser, Research Department, Atomics International, RE: LP is out of the office on a trip to London. Mrs. Harris discussed the letter with Dr. Corey, who said that Caltech has not made a crystal of hemin, nor has anyone else, to his knowledge. [Letter from Mr. Gonser to LP, December 5, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from Thomas L. Perry, M.D. to Gil Rozman, RE: Perry tells Rozman that he is helping LP with some of his back correspondence and says LP is in Europe but that he can answer for LP. Perry says LP does not feel that the American atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Perry believes that Japan could have surrendered without the use of the bombs. Suggests Rozman read the June 1961 issue of “Sanity” for more information. [Letter from Rozman to LP: August 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1961) #342.2]

Letter from Thomas L. Perry, M.D., Medical Research Consultant, to Stephen H. Kaiser, RE: Perry is helping to answer some of LP’s correspondence while he is away on an extended European trip. He cannot give specific answers to each of the questions asked, but suggests several places to look for information. He does, however, answer the question of the firestorm radius of the 100-megaton bomb. [Letter from Kaiser to LP, September 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]

Letter from Thomas Perry to Charles Jules RE: Perry encloses a copy of LP’s letter to The New York Times as well as a letter Perry sent to his pediatric patients on the topic of Strontium-90. [Letter from Jules to LP November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]

Letter from Thomas Perry to Harold Kastner RE: Perry encloses a reprint of LP’s letter to The New York Times on Strontium-90 as well as a copy of a letter that Perry sent to his patients. Perry does not advise the use of a calcium supplement for adults. Perry notes that the greatest danger of Strontium-90 is for children who are depositing it in bone, thus the value of the supplement is limited to the protection of children who are still growing. [Letter from Kastner to LP August 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]

Letter from Thomas Perry to Mrs. S.C. Mandel RE: Perry encloses a reprint of LP’s letter to The New York Times which includes LP’s suggestions on decreasing the amount of Strontium-90 in the bones of children. Perry is also sending a copy of letter he sent to his pediatric patients on this subject. [Letter from Mandel to LP November 13, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Strontium-90, 1961-1963: Box #7.014, Folder #14.8]

Letter from Bernd T. Matthias, Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, University of California, Sand Diego, to LP RE: Asks whether or not LP knows Professor G. Parravano of the University of Michigan, and if he has an opinion of his suitability as a professor at UCSD. [Letter from LP to Matthias December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Dr. E. Edward Bittar to LP, RE: Also requests data on the electronic structure of the hydrated hydrogen ion and the hydrogen atom, as well as prints of the valence shell structure of the H+ ion, to be used in a medical monograph. [Letter from Dr. E. Edward Bittar to LP, December 11, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. E. Edward Bittar, December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from J.D. Pechin to LP, RE: Pechin apologizes for having so few signatures to submit for the appeal. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, April-December, 1961), Box #5.013, Folder #13.3]

Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Corrie Trubey and the rest of the third hour chemistry class at Fort Lauderdale High School, RE: Harris would like to acknowledge their nice letter to LP of December 2nd. LP is away on a trip to Europe, but she sends them an autographed photograph of LP. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.6]

Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Joan Stilwell. RE: Informs her that LP is on a trip in Europe. Sends her some material that presents his views on nuclear war and fallout. [Letter from Stilwell December 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Sergio Galaz, Universidad de Concepcion. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Informs him that the set of printed matter and photographs have arrived. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box # 1962s Folder #1962s.1]

Letter from Linda Hopkins to Dr. Harvey Itano, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, RE: LP is currently in Europe and will be back on the 18th. 200 copies of the requested paper has been sent to Dr. Itano’s secretary, and a few will be sent to Dr. Itano himself. [Note from Dr. Itano to LP, December 8, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (I: Individual Correspondence. (Ibers-Itano)), #181.5]

Letter from M.S. Prasad to LP RE: Prasad has been discussing with the Executive Council of the Indian Science Conference the urgency of avoiding nuclear war, but they feel that a gesture from them would just be symbolic and wouldn’t do much good. Prasad doesn’t agree with this, and would like LP’s guidance. [Letter from Prasad to Parija December 6, 1961, and Letter from LP to Prasad December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Marilyn LeVine to LP RE: Asks for more information about Atoms for Peace and Project Gnome. Says she is interested in their effectiveness and danger. [Letter from LP to LeVine December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence 1961-1963), #232.2]

Letter from Marshall Kaplan, Program Chairman, Metropolitan Planners, to LP, RE: Invites LP to speak before the Metropolitan Planners’ Group of San Diego in March. Kaplan would like LP to base his talk around the future of cities in the nuclear age, or on fallout shelters. [Letter from Kaplan to LP, December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]

Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Kathleen Muhleman, RE: LP is currently in Europe; in his absence, Harris sends to of his articles which she thinks will be helpful. [Letter from Muhleman to LP, December 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]

Letter from Sergio DeBenedetti to LP, RE: The Pittsburgh Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy would like to have LP come and speak some time during 1962. [Reply from LP December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.4]

Letter from Stanley E. Henwood, International Medical Congress, to LP. RE: Would appreciate a response to their letter of November 20. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.3]

Letter from Stanley Schaefer, W. H. Freeman & Co., to LP RE: Discusses progress made in the revision of LP’s College Chemistry. Provides suggestions for possible further revisions. Mentions Lloyd Malm and Harper Frantz’s comments on the text. [Filed under LP Books 1964b.3]

Letter from Walter R. Kirner, Program Director for Chemistry, National Science Foundation, to LP, RE: LP’s name has been suggested for review of the enclosed proposal. Sends a rating sheet and an envelope for the return of the materials. [Note from LP to NSF, December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (J: Individual Correspondence. (Jeffress-Jehle)), #189.2]

Letter from George J. Claus to Frontier, RE: A subscriber, Ernest Merki, wishes to know whether President Kennedy responded to or acknowledged the telegram sent to him by LP. He has arranged to have 200 copies of this correspondence mimeographed, and would like to know what came of LP’s telegram. Would he need to get permission to have this work done? [Letter from Mr. Kirby to LP, January 4, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.8]

Letter from R. M. Featherstone, University of California Medical Center, to Members of the 1962 Leiden Congress. RE: Forwards a packet of information and forms concerning the symposium in Leiden, September 1962. Informs them of the deadlines for forms and abstracts. [Letter from LP January 2, 1962] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.16]

Letter from Carl Haessler, Chairman, Global Forum of Detroit, to LP, RE: The Global Forum was informed that LP would be speaking in Grand Rapids, Mich, on March 23. Mr. Haessler asks if it would be possible for LP to extend his stay and speak to the Forum in Detroit. [Letter from LP to Mr. Haessler, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, Stanley E. Henwood, International Medical Congress. RE: Calls his attention to her letter of November 28. Informs him that LP will return to the office on December 18. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.3]

Letter from Mrs. Joan R. Harris, Secretary to LP, to Sidney H. Gold, Harrison Specialty Company, RE: LP is in Europe until December 18. Mr. Gold should send him copies of the excerpts that he would like to use. [Letter from Mr. Gold to Mrs. Harris, December 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from A.H. Wilson to LP, RE: John L.T. Waugh has listed LP as a reference on his application to work in the Physics Division of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Wilson would like LP's opinion of Waugh. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from Alex R. Campbell to LP RE: Campbell encloses forms for preparing LP’s 1962 grazing application. Campbell discusses the Gorda Allotment and says if LP wishes to use the Buckeye Range to submit the application at the earliest convenience so that the permit can be processed before the first of February. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.032]

Letter from Dr. I. Gonzalez-Guzman, IX Congress of the International Society of Hematology, to LP, RE: Written in Spanish. Translation: Invites LP to speak at the Congress of the International Society of Hematology in September 1962. Attachment: Program for the Conference. [Letter from LP to Dr. Gonzalez-Guzman, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from Guillermo Patterson, Jr. to LP, RE: Patterson has just returned from ten months in Panama and has received a copy of LP’s appeal. Patterson has already signed a similar appeal sent out by Bertrand Russell. Patterson offers to translate the appeal and circulate it among the scientific organization of the Republic of Panama. [Letter from LP January 5, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, January-March, 1961), Box #5.012, Folder #12.1]

Letter from Jack Fox, National Guardian Representative for Southern California, to LP. RE: Thanks him for answering his letter. Could arrange a meeting with LP as the speaker in April. Encloses an envelope for LP’s reply. [Letter from LP December 29, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Typescript: “Statement of Reasons in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Certain Portions of Defendant’s Answer, or to Make More Definite and Certain”, December 15, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1964), Box #3.004, Folder #4.5]

Letter from Christopher Hill to LP, RE: About three years ago, LP wrote to Mr. Hill about a piece in The Mad Hatter. LP thought that hatters went mad for chemical reasons. Now that the book will be printed in paperback, Mr. Hill would like to cite LP’s views on this. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Hicks-Hodgkin)), #159.5]

Typescripts: Letter from LP to Chairman Nikita Khrushchev RE: LP encloses a draft of a Article titled “Draft Agreement on Cessation of Nuclear and Thermonuclear Weapon Tests” that he has written. [Typescript November 28, 1961] [Manuscript and Typescripts of Letter from LP to Khrushchev December 2, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a3, Folder #1961a3.2]

Letter from LP to Professor Vasilis Lavrakas, Lowell Technological Institute, RE: LP was greatly surprised to return from Europe this morning and find the letter mentioning the error in the heading of Chapter 8. During the seven years that the second edition has been published, he hasn’t noticed it and no one has pointed it out. Under separate cover he sends the third edition of the book, and hopes to hear more comments. [Letter from Hopkins to Lavrakas, November 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1961-1963), #232.1]

Letter from Dr. F. Leonard, Vice Chairman, Geigy Research Laboratories, to LP, RE: Dr. Leonard spoke with LP over the phone and confirmed the conversation regarding LP’s participation in the 1962 Gordon Conference on Medicinal Chemistry. He is writing again to know if LP is in a better position to tell if he can come to the conference or not. [Letter from Dr. Leonard to LP, October 5, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. Leonard, December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from Francis Hoague to LP RE: Writes that Judge Beeks ordered that LP needs to give the names of everyone who submitted to LP one or more copies of the United Nations petition, as well as their addresses. Asks if LP is willing to do this and mentions that Mr. Ashely offered to settle by a complete retraction and the payment of a nominal sum. [Letter from LP to Hoague December 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]

Letter from John Raeburn Green to Fred Okrand RE: Writes that they argued the motion for summary judgement on the issue of liability on December 15, but they doubt Judge Harper will sustain the motion. Also writes that they obtained until January 15 to file answers of objections to the interrogatories, but he has still not heard from LP. Stresses that he needs a conference with LP. [Letter from Okrand to Green December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. F. Leonard, Vice Chairman, Geigy Research Laboratories, RE: LP apologizes for the delay in writing; he has been away on an extended European trip. He has succeeded in working out his schedule for the summer of 1962, but unfortunately there will be no time for him to attend he conference. [Letter from Dr. Leonard to LP, December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from LP to George Fitz John. RE: Is sorry that he is unable to provide him with copies of the pamphlets that he mentioned. Sends three copies of his book No More War! and several copies of various articles. Will not be able to speak at the Unitarian Fellowship in the near future because of his heavy schedule. Encloses Bertrand Russell’s letter to Mr. Fitz-john. [Letter from Harris November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: F: Correspondence, 1961: Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from LP to H.B. Bennett, RE: LP returns unused plane tickets for himself and AHP from Moscow to Los Angeles. LP and AHP found that duplicate tickets had been purchased. LP estimates that he is due a refund of about $1600, and apologizes for putting Bennett to the extra work. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1956-1963), #411.6]

Letter from LP to Heinz A. L. Hellmold, RE: LP is sorry to be unable to accept the invitation to participate in the Nobel Anniversary Forum and Dinner. [Letter from Hellmold to LP, December 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]

Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, RE: LP gives his recommendation in regards to John L.T. Waugh's application for a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. LP says that Waugh is able and well-trained, that his proposed program of research is a sensible one, and that he should be able to make significant progress on it if he were to spend a year at Oxford. LP thinks, however, that the problem would probably turn out to be too difficult for Waugh to solve, because of the limitations of his experience in x-ray crystallography and his general ability. LP thinks that Waugh's caliber as a scientist is not quite high enough to merit awarding him the fellowship. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from LP to J.O. Wisdom, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, RE: LP cannot review the book because of other obligations. [Letter from Joan R. Harrus to J. O. Wisdom, November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from LP to Josephine Williams RE: Encloses the manuscript “Further Sequences in the Gamma Chain of Human Fetal Hemoglobin” by W.A. Schroeder to communicate for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Asks that the proof be sent to Schroeder at Caltech. [Letter from Williams to LP December 29, 1961] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.4]

Letter from LP to Professor Wilkins Reeve, Department of Chemistry at the University of Maryland, RE: Tells Reeve the requirements in the California Institute of Technology’s chemistry department. [Letter from Reeve to LP November 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to Robert Finn, Stanford University. RE: Apologizes for not answering his letter earlier. Asks if he has made any progress in his effort. Asks if he is a member of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science. Encloses a copy of a petition that AHP and he has been circulating, a statement from a meeting in Oslo, and two articles from Frontier magazine. [Letter from Hopkins August 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129, Folder #129.5]

Letter from LP to Rt. Rev. Walter Mitchell, RE: LP thanks Mitchell for the clippings and returns them both; he already has copies. He can’t understand how Dr. Libby can make such misleading statements. Under separate cover he is sending two articles from Frontier Magazine and a copy of the December issue of Minority of One. [Letter from Mitchell to LP, November 24, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]

Letter from LP to William Rubin, Technical Editor, “Drug Trade News”, RE: LP has other obligations, and does not have time to prepare a statement. [Letter from Mrs. Harris to Mr. Rubin, November 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]

Letter from Linda Hopkins, Secretary to LP, to Victor Reynolds, Cornell University Press, RE: Requests on behalf of LP that a copy of the third edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond be sent to Vasilis Lavrakas of Lowell Technological Institute. [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.5]

Letter from Professor S. S. Stivala, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, to LP RE: It was a pleasure for Stivala to be able to discuss a proposed series of seminars on biological polymers with LP, and he appreciates LP considering attending even though he will be unable to. He also lists the plan for the meeting of the Philosophical Society in April, if LP would like to come. [Letter from LP to Stivala January 25, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from Sergio Galaz, Universidad de Concepcion, to LP. RE: Encloses LP and AHP’s airline tickets. Asks for some travel information so that they can make hotel reservations. Thanks him for the biographical material. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box # 1962s Folder #1962s.1]

Letter from Gene Sosin to LP RE: Encloses a translation of Pravda’s interview with LP and AHP, and ensures LP that the translation is accurate. Also encloses a study of Radio Liberty’s treatment of Soviet nuclear testing against the background of official media reporting. Thanks LP for his contribution to Radio Liberty’s broadcasts on the subject. [Letter from LP to Sosin February 23, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1]

Letter from George Resch to LP RE: Asks LP if he knows of any good studies of the Rand Corporation and its personnel and influence that have been published. [Letter from LP to Resch December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to A.H. Wilson, RE: LP gives reference for John L.T. Waugh, who is applying for a position in the Physics Division of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. LP characterizes Waugh as an excellent inorganic chemist, a good x-ray crystallographer, and a nice guy. LP strongly recommends that Waugh be accepted for the position. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. E. Edward Bittar, RE: Gives answers to Dr. Bittar’s questions; refers him to The Nature of the Chemical Bond, College Chemistry, or General Chemistry. [Letter from Dr. E. Edward Bittar to LP, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from LP to Dr. Gordon S. Christiansen, Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, RE: LP had already received the pamphlet, and thinks that Dr. Christiansen has done a fine job on it. Also agrees with his response to criticism, and supports him in practically any comment that he makes. [Letter from Dr. Christiansen to LP, December 11, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. H. Noller, Physical Chemistry Institute of the University, Munich, RE: Says he is pleased with the first copy of the German translation of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Points out errors he has found in the German edition. [Letter from LP to Kindl December 19, 1961] [Letter from Noller to LP March 20, 1962] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.8]

Letter from LP to Dr. Kindl, Verlag Chemie, RE: Expresses pleasure and thanks for the German edition of The Nature of the Chemical Bond. Informs that he is sending Kindl a copy of a letter he just sent to Dr. Noller. [Letter from LP to Noller December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.8]

I am pleased to see your letter, which has already been partially answered by my secretary. With respect to your last question, I may say that I do not have any significant ideas about hypnotic anesthesia. It has seemed to me that it is likely that the electric oscillations that constitute consciousness can be restricted to certain regions in the brain, and that hypnosis in general involves restriction of this sort; but I have nothing to say beyond this vague idea.

Sincerely yours,

[Linus Pauling]

Letter from LP to Professor Bernd T. Matthias, Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, RE: LP has met Professor G. Parravano, but does not know him well enough to know his suitability for employment at the University of California. [Letter from Matthias to LP December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from LP to Sergio DeBenedetti, RE: LP is not able to accept DeBenedetti’s invitation to speak in Pittsburgh due to an already heavily committed schedule. [DeBenedetti’s letter December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace; (SANE, 1958-1966, 1982), Box #4.003, Folder #3.4]

Letter from Marshal Kaplan, Associate Planner, City Planning Department, San Diego, to LP, RE: About two weeks ago Kaplan sent LP a letter inviting him to speak before the San Diego Metropolitan Planners group in March, but realized that he forgot to include a return address. [Letter from Kaplan to LP, December 12, 1961, and Letter from LP to Kaplan, December 29, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]

Letter from Mrs. Martin Asch, to LP. RE: Has decided that it is impossible for him to accept the invitation to be speaker at the annual dinner of the Sacramento Area Mental Health Association. [Letter from Asch December 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Letter from Professor Ram Narain, Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University, India, to LP, RE: Reminds LP of how they met. They are now working to model the Indian schools upon the American ones. He would be very honored to receive a signed portrait of LP to hang in his office, since he greatly respects his contributions to chemistry and has met him before. [Letter from LP to Narain, January 10, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (N: Correspondence, 1957-1964), #288.5]

Letter from Ronald Rolfe to LP RE: Encloses his correspondence with Professor Scheraga and asks LP to let him know if he would be willing to recommend him for the position. [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles-Roosevelt), #335.8]

Newspaper clipping, “An Open Letter to President Kennedy and Governor Rockefeller.” The New York Times. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from C. Marks to LP RE: Asks LP if man’s violence could be a result of violence to children in formal education and if would-be peacemakers could benefit from “natural self-education” from fifth level up. [Letter from LP to Marks January 10, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, M: Correspondence 1962-1964 Box 259, Folder 259.1]

Letter from Fred Okrand to LP RE: Encloses copies of correspondence between Mr. Green and Mr. Wirin or him, as well as letters from Okrand to LP in Moscow which he has probably not seen. Also asks if LP has a copy of the Interrogatories. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967), Box #3.003, Folder #3.2]

Letter from LP to Dr. R. C. La Force, Department of Mineral Technology, University of California, RE: LP read the manuscript when he returned from Europe, and has decided that he cannot submit it for publication. The arguments that La Force presents are too complicated for the simple problem, and therefore have no bearing on the theory of evolution. Catchpool is away on vacation now, and LP looks forward to talking with him about his progress when he returns. [Letter from Harris to La Force, November 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Lacey-Lattimer)), #212.2]

Letter from LP to Paul Ewald RE: Discusses his inability to find a paper by Nold that is referenced in Ewald’s book. Suggests that Ewald give him a better reference or add a footnote about the reference in the book. [Letter from Harris to Ewald November 30, 1961] [Letter from Ewald to LP November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a2, Folder 1961a2.5]

Letter from LP to Professor W.F. Libby, Department of Chemistry, University of California, RE: LP was pleased to see the paper and agrees that it is unlikely that a metallic carbon phase is obtained at high pressure. However, one of the statements at the end of page two isn’t quite right. Sends one of his recent papers to help with the matter. [Note from Libby to LP, December 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Libby, A.-London)), #217.2]

Letter from LP to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, RE: LP provides reference for Dr. Ziferstein's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship. LP describes Ziferstein's work in psychiatry and recommends that he be granted a Fellowship. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Z: Individual Correspondence. (Zachariasen-Ziferstein)), #464.8]

Memorandum from R.P. Sharp to Carl D. Anderson RE: Attaches a proposal entitled “Oxygen Isotopic Studies of Silicate Rocks and Minerals” that was submitted to NSF, but has not yet been implemented. Hopes they can make the grant available to Caltech instead of Penn State, since the lead investigator will be moving to Caltech in a few months. Handwritten note indicates it was approved and returned December 28, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: Committee on Sponsored Research, 1960-1961), Box #1.026, Folder #26.8]

Memorandum from Ronald Rolfe to LP RE: Requests permission to continue using the listed items of equipment until September 1962. [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles-Roosevelt), #335.8]

Letter from Dr. Samuel A. Corson, Columbus Psychiatric Institute and Hospital, Research division, to LP, RE: Invites LP to speak at the North Columbus Friends Meeting, in the forum “Quaker Approach to Peace”. Attachment: Announcement for one of the lectures in the series, “Invention, Science and Religion in the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and Poland: A Quaker Assessment”. [Letter from LP to Dr. Corson, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from Francis Hoague to LP RE: Encloses an original and two copies of a proposed Answer to Interrogatory No. 72. Explains that Ashley is insisting that LP needs to include all the names of the sender s of the petition, including those outside the U.S. Writes that he would like to send him a firm offer of settlement of a retraction and $60,000 if that is satisfactory to LP. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]

Letter from Harry G. Kriegel to LP RE: Tells LP about the Humanity Guild, Inc. Asks if LP would be a sponsor and explains what that would entail. [Letter from LP to Kriegel January 15, 1962] [Filed under K: Correspondence 1957-1962 Box 201, Folder 201.6]

Letter from John McClung, Finance Director, ACLU of Southern California to AHP RE: Regards AHP’s letter to Mrs. Roosevelt which requests her to be the honoree at their garden party next year. Discusses dates and where it will be held. [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles-Roosevelt), #335.9]

Letter from LP To President John F. Kennedy, RE: Reminds President Kennedy of LP’s letter expressing his dissatisfaction with statements made in LIFE Magazine, and Mr. Bundy’s reply to it. He has now read a series of articles about fallout shelters written by Professor Libby, and has sent him a letter expressing his dissatisfaction over them as well. Now he hears that the government is publishing pamphlets on fallout shelters to be distributed to 50 million Americans. LP thinks that it is far worse for the President to mislead the public, and that he should make sure that all statements in the pamphlets are true. [Letter from Mr. Bundy to LP, October 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.3]

Letter from LP to Catherine Sturtevant, Cornell University Press, RE: Explains that an error in a drawing in The Nature of the Chemical Bond has been called to his attention. Encloses a revised drawing and requests that a new cut be made for the next printing. [Filed under LP Books: 1960b5.5]

After returning from a rather long European trip I have been reading the newspapers, and have read your series about fallout shelters.

I find it difficult to believe that you wrote these fifteen articles, because the style in which they are written does not seem to me to be your style. Moreover, some of the statements are false, or are so misleading, either through carelessness or through intent, as to deceive the great majority of readers. The matter of a nuclear war is so serious for the whole of humankind that deception of this sort should not be practiced, and I do not like to have the belief forced upon me that you have been associated with it.

I shall now ask you about only one of these false or seriously misleading statements.

In the forth of your articles, published in the Pasadena Star-News and many other papers, there is a view (photograph) of a fallout shelter, with the following caption, in bold-face type: "An interior view of an underground fallout shelter shows the elaborately equipped structure that probably could be duplicated at present for about $5000. Shelters such as this can increase your chances of survival by at least 10,000 fold."

This statement is not true. It is not possible for shelters to increase the chances of survival at least 10,000 fold.

I think that we are forced to interpret your words "your chances of survival" as meaning the chances of survival of Americans, because your articles were without a doubt seen by a very large number of Americans, constituting approximately a representative sample.

For example, let us assume that an atomic attack on the United States would kill about one quarter of the American people, without shelters. This is the customary estimate, corresponding to an attack of between 1,500 and 2,500 megatons. The chance of survival of the American people in such an attack is 0.75. For such an attack the construction of shelters could increase the chance of survival only by 33 percent.

This calculation indicates that your statement "Shelters such as this can increase your chances of survival at least 10,000 fold" involves a 30,000 fold exaggeration of the protection provided by the shelters.

I note that in the text of your article you mention "fallout protection" in one sentence. However, the proceding sentence reads "The better, the sturdier and better supplied the shelter is, the more protection there is against fallout, and even blast effects."

The caption of the photograph illustrating the article refers simply to chances of survival. I do not think that it can be assumed that a reader would interpret the sentence as referring to a sort of hypothetical survival of fallout damage, with death attributed to blast or fire included in the "survival" category.

The heading of the article itself, in large type, is "You can survive atomic attack: A real shelter is a real life saver."

A great many readers of the newspapers in which your article appeared would look at the photograph and read the caption and also the heading of the article. They would carry away the conclusion that you have assured them that the construction of shelters would increase their chances of survival at least 10,000 fold.

I have been trying to think of a possible way of justifying your having written this caption for the illustration, but I am unable to think of an acceptable justification.

I might point out that the chance of survival of Americans equipped with shelters would not be greater than unity. If your statement were correct, it would mean that the chance of survival without shelters is 0.0001 or less. Am I to assume that you think that a nuclear attack on the United States before shelters have been built would leave fewer than 18,000 Americans alive?

I hope that you will write to me at once, giving details of your calculations and explaining the basis of this statement in your fourth article. I shall, I believe, be making some public statements about this matter before long, and accordingly I hope that you will answer my letter without delay.

Sincerely yours,

[Linus Pauling]

Letter from LP to Robert H. Shutan RE: Thanks Shutan for the letter and the enclosed check from Mr. Pias. Writes that he is pleased Shutan is going to press to obtain payment of the final note. [Letter from Shutan to LP November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Assorted Legal Disputes, 1950-1962), Box #3.057, Folder #57.7]

Letter from Linda Hopkins, Secretary to LP, to Who's Who in Engineering, RE: Hopkins encloses a copy of LP's biography to be included in the ninth edition of Who's Who in Engineering. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Organizational Correspondence. (Wa-Wo)), #441.6]

Letter from Professor F. Gallais, Universite de Toulouse, to LP, RE: A chemical engineer from Vietnam who recently received his diploma in 1957 from the Ecole Nationale De Chimie de Toulouse would like admission to Caltech. Professor Gallais recommends his application. [Letter from LP to Professor Gallais, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from Professor Thomas B. Cameron, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, to LP, RE: Requests the help of LP in identifying suitable candidates for the headship of the Chemistry Department at the University of Cincinnati. They would like a biophysical chemist, and one that has had formal training in chemistry rather than physics or biology. Because Cincinnati is a center for medical research, they are hoping the expand the biochemistry and related areas of the university. [Letter from LP to Professor Cameron, January 10, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Individual Correspondence. (Feinberg-Feynman)), #119.3]

Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Receipt Portion.” For a deposit. $39.94. [Envelope 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]

Letter from Bruce M. Shawver to LP RE: Tells LP about his idea that a voluntary tax of about 1% of one’s yearly income be sent to the United Nations as a means of showing support as well as financially aiding the UN. Asks LP what he thinks about this idea. [Letter from LP to Shawver January 10, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, S: Correspondence, 1962-1963 Box 382 Folder 382.1]

Letter from LP to Anne C. Brooker and Robert E. Humphreys of Bucknell University, RE: LP cannot accept the invitation to speak at the Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma initiation banquet. [Letter from Anne C. Brooker and Robert E. Humphreys of Bucknell University to LP, December 12, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961),#13.4]

Letter from LP to Dr. Harry J. Silver, RE: LP is sorry that he cannot accept the invitation to speak for the Los Angeles City Osteopathic Society; his schedule is already too full. [Letter from Kamb to Silver, November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1961-1963), #232.1]

Letter from LP to G. Menzer RE: Thanks Menzer for inviting him to speak on structures of biological interest on the Commemoration Meeting in July. Apologizes for not having responded yet, explaining that he has been out of town for most of the past two months. Says he is glad to accept the invitation. [Letter from Menzer to LP November 17, 1961] [Letter from LP to Menzer February 8, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence 1962-1964), #259.1]

Letter from LP to George L. Bensley, RE: Thanks Mr. Bensley for the clipping. Relates how he spoke at a peace meeting in Moscow, and also gave about a dozen talks on the theory of resonance in chemistry. Handwritten at the bottom: “Under separate cover: Bryn Mawr, 2 Frontier, Liberation, Fallout, Humanism”. [Letter from George L. Bensley to LP, November 29, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from LP to James Thomson, RE: LP has learned that Professor Kaplan was to deliver the 34,733 Canadian signatures to Thomson and thanks Thomson for cooperating. LP is enclosing a copy of the press release that he and AHP issued in New York. [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, April-December, 1961), Box #5.013, Folder #13.2]

Letter from LP to Kenneth Campbell, President, Long Beach Young Democrats, RE: LP has a very heavy schedule in the next few months, and has decided that he can’t add any more speaking engagements until next fall. [Letter from Kamb to Campbell November 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence, 1961-1963), #232.1]

Letter from LP to Lawrence W. Baldwin, RE: LP is grateful for the letter inviting him to speak at Santa Monica High School, but must decline because he will be away as part of a lecture series sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. [Letter from Lawrence W. Baldwin to LP, undated] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from LP to Marilyn LeVine RE: Talks about the amount of radiation that probably escaped from the underground bomb tests. Says that he is against all bomb tests. [Letter from LeVine December 12, 1961] [Letter from LeVine January 12, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, L: Correspondence 1961-1963 Box 232, Folder 232.2]

Letter from LP to Michael Levi Matar, Counsellor at Law, RE: Writes about his schedule for the near future and mentions that the judge has ordered LP to give the names of every person who submitted copies of the UN petition and LP thinks he will probably do so. [Letter from Matar to LP October 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. National Review, Buckley, et al., 1961-1969), Box #3.016, Folder #16.1]

Letter from LP to Mr. And Mrs. A.A. Heller, RE: Thanks the couple for the encouragement. [Note from Mr. And Mrs. Heller, December 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Mr. Edwin T. Randall RE: Says that he was disappointed that he was unable to make a recording for him when he and AHP were in Philadelphia and that he hopes to be able to at another time. Notes that he and AHP are not planning to stay in Philadelphia during the next near future. [Letter from Randall to LP November 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to Mr. Gustave Ridley RE: Thanks Ridley for his letter and poem and wishes him a happy New Year. Notes that he is sending him some material under separate cover. Handwritten note at the bottom: “packet + Oslo Statement/mailed.” [Handwritten note from Ridley to LP November 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to Mr. H. George Resch RE: Tells Resch that he does not know of any good studies of the RAND Corporation that have been published. [Letter from Resch to LP December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, RE: LP is too busy in the next few months to speak in Washington. He is sending some recent papers on shelters and other subjects. Handwritten note at the bottom says “2 Frontier, Liberation”. [Letter from Linda Pauling Kamb to Mrs. Lawrence Bloomberg, December 4, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Sylvia Kaplan, RE: LP is pleased to learn that Professor Kaplan has delivered the signatures to James Thomson. LP is enclosing a copy of the press release from New York about the batch of signatures which were turned in. [Kaplan’s letter November 6, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: (Correspondence re: circulation and signing of An Appeal to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, April-December, 1961), Box #5.013, Folder #13.2]

Letter from LP to Mrs. William H. Short RE: LP thanks Short for sending a copy of her letter to Willard Libby. LP has also written to Libby. LP hopes that the pamphlet on fallout shelters, to be released by the government, won’t contain the untrue or misleading statements similar to those expressed by Libby. [Letter from Short to Willard Libby November 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.20]

Letter from LP to Professor Michael Heidelberger, Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, RE: LP found his letter upon return from the Soviet Union. His letters to the President have gone unanswered, except one, which was answered by McGeorge Bundy. LP thinks that the argument about surrendering is avoiding the issue, since we are so far from the final extreme. This issue should be whether it is alright to conduct international relations using the threat of nuclear war. Handwritten at the bottom: “ 2 Frontier, Liberation-mailed”. [Letter from Professor Heidelberger to LP, November 13, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Individual Correspondence. (Haaland-Harned)), #151.8]

Letter from LP to R.T. Bond, Dodd, Mead and Company, RE: Explains that he did not include any information on the fallout shelters in the final chapter or appendix because he exceeded the number of words allowed and decided to leave it out. Encloses two articles he published recently on fallout shelters and asks if some of the paragraphs could be included in the book. [Letters from Bond to LP November 13, 1961, December 27, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Letter from LP to Richard D. Lambert, The Annals, RE: LP says he is unable to review the book by Boyko at this time. [Letter from Shirley H. Murray to Linda Pauling Kamb, December 7, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #13.4]

Letter from LP to Ricky Slatnick, Nancy Rosenthal, Marla Yager and Bernard Wishnia. RE: Informs them that nobody has succeeded in synthesizing any kinds of protoplasm and doesn’t think it will be accomplished in the near future. Suggests that the look at a different problem. [Letter from Slatnick November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Letter from LP to Robert Amos, San Diego State College, RE: Apologizes that he has decided not to add another speaking engagement to his heavy schedule, which includes several lecture tours and four court cases. Mentions that perhaps he will be able to make it to San Diego in the fall. [Letter from Amos to LP December 10, 1961, Letter from Amos to LP January 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Assorted Materials re: Civil Liberties), Box #2.046, Folder #46.1]

Letter from LP to Robert Fulton. RE: Thanks him for sending the photostat of his letter to his father from 31 May 1918. [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from LP to Robert J. O’Brien, First Unitarian Congregational Church, RE: LP wishes he could accept the invitation to participate in the Memorial Day rally, but his schedule has become so full that he has decided not to take on any more engagements. [Letter from O’Brien to LP, November 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (O: Correspondence, 1937-1965), #300.23]

Letter from LP to Ron Dare, RE: Suggests a book on radiation effects. [Letter from Mr. Dare to LP, November 20, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]

Letter from LP to Rowland Evans, RE: LP thinks that letters to the President are valuable. He just wrote another one expressing the hope that the fallout shelter pamphlet that is to be distributed by the government won’t contain any of the misleading statements from the LIFE article or the series of 15 articles by Professor Libby. Handwritten at the bottom: “mailed- 2 Frontier, Liberation”. [Note from Mr. Evans to LP, November 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]

Letter from LP to Sherwood Waldron Jr., RE: LP encloses some published material dealing with nuclear war and fallout shelters. The civil defense authorities are not generally very candid about the sort of nuclear attack that they discuss. The enclosed articles show why LP thinks shelter construction is a waste of money and increases danger rather than decreasing it. LP thinks that even a rather small nuclear war would kill everyone in the northeast United States, and that a large nuclear war would kill everyone in the U.S. and the USSR. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from LP to Sterling Emerson, titled “Statistics”, RE: LP has discussed Mr. Emerson’s problem with Barclay Kamb, and they agree that it is right to use a factor of ½ for multiple occurrences along the edges and 1/4 for the corner. An arbitrary linear sequence would work best. LP details the mathematical steps. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (E: Correspondence, 1960-1969), #113.2]

Letter from LP to Wayne Holley, President, The Public Affairs Forum of Utah County, RE: LP has a very heavy schedule during the coming months, but he will be visiting Logan, Utah, in early February. Unfortunately he will be too busy to extend his stay and give another address. [Letter from Holley to LP November 10, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from LP to the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, RE: Writes to nominate Robert Corey for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 1962. Suggests that it could be split between Corey, Kendrew, and Perutz, who have all made significant contributions to chemistry. [Letter from LP to Nobel Committee for Chemistry, July 17, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Nobel Prize Nominations: Correspondence, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1958, 1960-1970.), #280.5]

Letter from Peter Pauling to LP RE: Pauling talks about the mortgage on his house, the magnetism paper he is writing, and thanks LP for the shirts he sent Pauling and the toys for the kids. Pauling talks about building his machine to collect data and the structure of a compound he has been working on. Pauling thanks LP for all his help. [Filed under LP Safe: Drawer #2, Folder #2.039]

Letter from Jean Salvinien, to LP. RE: Wishes him happy new year. Discusses the year 1961, believes the second half was catastrophic. [Letter from LP December 31, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s, Folder #1961s.21]

Letter from Dr. Ruben E. Wood, to Professors IU. K. Delimarskii and B. F. Markov. RE: Sends them an English translation of their book Electrochemistry of Fused Salts. Explains why they did not get prior approval for the work. [Filed under LP Correspondence (W: Individual Correspondence): Box #438 Folder #438.7]

Letter from Fred Devine to LP RE: Discusses a news report that communism is dead that he seems to think is just a ploy on Khrushchev’s part to gain the confidence of the U.S. [Filed under LP Correspondence, D: Individual Correspondence, 1960-1966 Box 99 Folder 99.3]

Letter from LP to Eugenia Elliot RE: Thanks her for her letter and encouragement. Encloses some material about fallout shelters. Says he thinks it is important for intellectual workers to devote time to working for peace and an effective way to do this is letter writing. [Letter from Elliot to LP November 23, 1961] [Letter from Elliot to LP March 3, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, E: Correspondence, 1960-1969 Box 113 Folder 113.3]

Envelope from First Western Bank: Pasadena, California. “Season’s Greetings,” is stamped on the front. [Envelope from First Western Bank November 22, 1961 and February 21, 1962] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]

Letter from George Earl Miller to AHP, RE: Admires AHP’s everlasting efforts in attempting to keep the world at peace. Says the people in the Latin American states need a little encouragement, and that religion has mercilessly failed them. [handwritten at end of page: “Lovingly, G.M.”] [Filed under AHP Biographical: (George Earl Miller: Correspondence 1958-1971), Box#3.024, Folder# 24.2]

Letter from LP to E.A. Uehling, University of Washington, RE: Explains that he was ordered by a judge to give a list of names of people who sent him copies of the bomb-test petitions and he has decided to comply. Writes that Uehling might be approached by the attorney for the defendant and provides the name and address of his attorney. [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]

Letter from LP to Eleanor Roosevelt RE: Asks Roosevelt if she would be the guest of honor at the 1962 annual garden party of the ACLU of Southern California. Provides the possible dates for the garden party as well as it’s location. Explains how important it would be for the ACLU if she could accept the invitation. [Letter from Roosevelt to LP December 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles-Roosevelt), #335.9]

Letter from LP to Joseph W. Ferman, Publisher, Mercury Publications, RE: LP apologizes for the delay in answering; it was due partly to his own indecision. Although he enjoys reading the magazine, he is too busy to prepare a statement. [Letter from Ferman to LP, April 26, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1959-1961), #258.3]

Letter from LP to Stanley E. Henwood, International Medical Congress. RE: Will use some standard American Lantern slides to illustrate his talk. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box #1962s Folder #1962s.3]

Letter from Mrs. William H. Short to LP, RE: Thanks LP for the letter regarding letters to Libby, who has not replied to her yet. Libby is to be the principal consultant on the pamphlet on fallout shelters, but many peace groups are urging people to leave the pamphlet unopened and return it to the White House. Sends a poll published by the San Francisco Chronicle about fallout shelters, as well as a report by the Vice-Mayor of Walnut Creek. She thinks that the Civil Defense program is being forced on the general public against its will, which will ultimately lead to its defeat. [Letter from LP to Short, January 15, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Libby, A.-London)), #217.2]

Letter from Paul Ewald to LP RE: Says that he is sorry LP had no success tracking down the Nold reference. Describes what he remembers about trying to find it himself and the type of article it was. [Letter from LP to Ewald December 20, 1961] [Letter from Ewald to LP November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1961), Box #1961a2, Folder 1961a2.5]

Letter from Richard Ramsey to LP, RE: Ramsey is sending LP a tentative schedule for his visit to North Carolina State University. Ramsey hopes that the accommodations for the hotel will suit LP and AHP. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups, Am), Box #4.009, Folder #9.4]

Letter from Robert Bruce Frey, to LP. RE: Asks for his autograph. Asks for a recommendation of books to read regarding Chemistry. [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Receipt Portion.” For a deposit. $3,452.54. [Envelope 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.1]

Letter from F.W. Billmeyer, Jr to LP RE: Asks if he could use some figures from LP’s papers for his revised Textbook of Polymer Science to be published in 1962. [Letter from LP to Billmeyer, Jr. February 28, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, B: Individual Correspondence, 1962-1964 Box 40 Folder 40.1]

Letter from G. Alan Robison, Tulane University School of Medicine, to LP RE: Asks for LP’s support in nominating Harry A. Overstreet for the “Humanist of the Year.” [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from LP to Carl Haessler, Chairman, Global Forum of Detroit, RE: The lecture tour that he and AHP will be making in March is arranged for by the American Friends Service Committee, and he cannot make outside arrangements. [Letter from Mr. Haessler to LP, December 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from LP to Dr. Henry Mayer, RE: LP thanks Mayer for the copy of the “Medical Tribune” and for the letter with suggestions. He can’t remember if he already sent a copy of his anesthesia paper, so he is sending a copy under separate cover, together with some other material. He and AHP were happy to speak with Ollie in New York. Handwritten on the side: “2 Frontier, Liberation, Anes.” [Note from Mayer to LP November 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Individual Correspondence. (Mark, Herman - Mayer)), #244.6]

Letter from LP to Dr. I. Gonzalez-Guzman, IX Congress of the International Society of Hematology, RE: LP is pleased to have received the invitation for the Congress of the International Society of Hematology, but regrets that he will be in Europe attending the Pugwash Conference, and will be unable to attend. [Letter from Dr. Gonzalez-Guzman to LP, December 15, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. I.M. Kolthoff, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, RE: LP thinks that it is shocking that the editor of SCIENCE would lose their letter, and is unsure what the next step should be. The proposal of the Soviet government should be accepted, but it is unlikely that it will. He is now thinking on what to do next. [Letter from Dr. Kolthoff to LP, November 9, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Klein, Samuel-Kusch)), #199.8]

Letter from LP to Dr. Samuel A. Corson, Columbus Psychiatric Institute and Hospital, Research Division, RE: LP and AHP are making their tour with the American Friends Service Committee, and cannot make independent arrangements. [Letter from Dr. Corson to LP, December 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #76.1]

Letter from LP to Ernst Schwarcz, RE: Gives his permission for the publication of a German translation of No More War! to be published in the German Democratic Republic. Mentions that he has no plans to come to Vienna in the near future. [Letter from Kamb to Schwarcz November 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Letter from LP to George Shenkar. RE: Informs him that he does not have enough knowledge to comment on his manuscript. [Letter from Shenkar November 14, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Letter from LP to John Rossen, Chairman, Fair Play Committee. RE: Informs him that his schedule is too full to accept additional engagements. [Letter from Rossen December 1, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Kenneth Hayes, RE: LP thanks Mrs. Hayes for the letter and the clippings. He and AHP just returned from their trip to the Eastern United States and Soviet Union, which they were reasonably well satisfied with. They look forward to seeing Mrs. Hayes again before long. [Note from Mrs. Hayes to LP and AHP, November 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Philip Gray, RE: LP cannot make any additional speaking engagements until his schedule lightens. He will be in Chile in January and on a lecture tour in March, and has several libel suits in the courts. [Letter from Mrs. Kamb to Mrs. Gray, November 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from LP to Professor F. Gallais, Universite de Toulouse, RE: LP turned the letter over to Professor Ernest H. Swift, who is now Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. [Letter from Professor Gallais to LP, December 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1957-1961), #141.5]

Letter from LP to Shri M.S. Prasad RE: LP agrees that the Indian scientists are positioned to take initiative along the lines Prasad discusses, and he gives him his support. He hopes to be kept informed of future activity. [Letter from Prasad to LP December 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (P: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #314.2]

Letter from R.T. Bond, Dodd, Mead & Company to LP RE: Agreement on the spring publication of the paperback edition of No More War! Notes that the royalty is 5% and asks LP to sign the agreement and return it. Handwritten note indicates it was signed and returned. [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Letter from R.T. Bond, Dodd, Mead & Company to LP RE: Explains that the paperback edition of No More War! is currently on the press, so it would be very difficult to stop it now. Agrees that the information on shelters diverts the attention of people falsely away from the major problem. Also sends a form letter of agreement about the paperback edition. [Letter from LP to Bond December 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Books: 1958b3.1]

Letter from Rev. Della Larson to LP RE: Asks that LP inform them about whether or not he can speak at the Peace conference as soon as possible. [Letter from LP to Larson September 25, 1961, Letter from Harris to Larson January 8, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Correspondence 1961-1963), #232.2]

Letter from Sheila Young to AHP, RE: Says she has been aware of the divisions with respect to the WILPF and the ways in which the WILPF principles are no longer adhered to. This is exemplified through the Rosenberg case, and the organization’s failure to actively oppose the U.S. government’s actions. Asks whether AHP will be coming to Vancouver soon, and wonders whether she or LP would be able to take the time to speak to their small group. [Filed under AHP materials re: Peace and Women: (Correspondence: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 1959-1981), Box#4.001, Folder#1.1]

Letter from Susan Honeycutt to LP, RE: Honeycutt is writing a paper on the effects of radiation on humans. Honeycutt asks for LP to send the addresses of institutions in the U.S. or U.S.S.R which she could write to for further information. [Letter from LP to Honeycutt February 22, 1962] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1962-1965: Box #7.008, Folder #8.10]

Note from Dr. Bill Libby to LP, RE: The purpose of his fourth article was to show that radiation effects inside a shelter are 10,000 times smaller than outside the shelter. He is anxious to keep the technical facts straight, so he would be pleased to write or meet to discuss further these differences in view. The protection factor was made to evaluate shelters and their costs. P.S. He thinks that he will have to make some changes in view of LP’s points. [Letters from LP to Libby, December 21, 1961 and December 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Libby, A.-London)), #217.2]

Note from Dr. Frank Lanni, Division of Basic Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Emory University, to LP, RE: Lanni has learned that LP will be visiting the Emory campus in early March. If he can be of any assistance before or during the visit, LP should let him know. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Lacey-Lattimer)), #212.10]

Note from Francis X. Deale to LP, RE: Encloses a copy of the letter sent to President Kennedy. He is soliciting criticisms from LP and other world leaders. He plans to compile all responses and publish them in book form, which would be presented to LP. [Letter from Mr. Deale to President Kennedy, October 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.3]

Statement by Elvira Goettsch to LP RE: Goettsch will retire at the end of the academic year. LP states that Goettsch said it was his visit to Honolulu from April 3-10, 1961 that caused Dr. Snyder’s forced resignation as President of the University of Hawaii and explains the current situation. Dr. Yasonobu has not been appointed to Associate Professor and Goettsch suggests that the remaining funds be turned over to Yasonobu because she thinks Snyder is no longer interested in continuing his research. [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.15]

Handwritten letter from William S. Wheeler to the President of Caltech and passed on from the President to LP, RE: Wheeler has glaucoma and wants to know what the causes are and whether any connections exist between glaucoma and welding, x-rays, fluoroscopes, or nuclear radiation. Wheeler also wants to know if a cure exists, or if there is some kind of treatment. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1960-1962), #445.2]

Letter from LP to Charles Beaulieu, RE: LP and AHP were happy to receive Mr. Beaulieu’s letter, and agree with him that General Holdridge has the right idea. [Letter from Charles Beaulieu to LP and AHP, November 30, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (B: Correspondence, 1958-1961), #39.4]

Letter from LP to Dr. Jerome Wiesner, The White House, RE: Encloses a copy of a letter sent to President Kennedy on December 21 and another mailed today, as well as copies of letters to Professor Libby. LP would like to point out to Dr. Wiesner, as Advisor to the President, that it would be very unwise for the government to publish brochures containing inaccurate and misleading information. [Letter from LP to President Kennedy, December 28, 1961] [Letter from LP To Professor Libby, December 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.3]

Letter from LP to Francis Hoague RE: Encloses the affidavit and list of names of people who sent him signed copies of the bomb-test petition. Writes that they are willing to accept a settlement of $60,000. Mentions that almost all of the names on the petition are designated as professor or Dr. [Letter from Hoague to LP December 18, 1961] [Filed under LP Biographical: (Pauling v. Bellingham Publishing Company, 1960-1963, 1965), Box #3.001, Folder #1.8]

Letter from LP to Jack Huntley, RE: LP is pleased to hear from him. He was in the Soviet Union for a month and back East for two weeks, so the mail has piled up. He doubts that it is worthwhile to stop drinking milk. Under separate cover he sends some reprints. Handwritten at the bottom: “2 Frontier, Liberation, TMO Dec.- sent”. [Letter from Mr. Huntley to LP, December 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Katrine Forland. RE: Has started another argument with Libby. Encloses reprints of three of his recent papers. Is visiting Chile soon. [Letter from Forland December 10, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: F: Correspondence, 1961: Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from LP to Laurence Snyder RE: Writes to inform Snyder of a conversation he just had with Goettsch about the results of the studies on mentally retarded persons in Hawaii. LP feels that the results should be published with Snyder and Goettsch as authors. [Letter from Snyder to LP January 4, 1962] [Filed under LP Science: (Orthomolecular Medicine and Mental Health: Materials re: Ford Foundation grants for the study of mental disorders, 1955-1966), Box #11.088, Folder #88.15]

Letter from LP to Lee Benham RE: LP is pleased at the results of the student referendum at Knox College. LP is sending some materials on fallout shelters and nuclear testing. [Letter from Benham to LP November 21, 1961] [Filed under LP Peace: Materials re: Fallout and Radiation Shelters, and Civil Defense, 1954-1961: Box #7.007, Folder #7.22]

Mama and I have felt rather tired since getting back from the Soviet Union. We lost some weight there. Everything went along well on the trip. Both she and I spoke at a public meeting arranged by the Society for American-Soviet Friendship, with about 800 people present - a peace meeting at which we said about the same thing that we have said at home, and showed a film on the peace movement in Southern California.

On New Year's Day we take off for Chile, by way of St. Louis, where we are stopping for one day to have a conference with our lawyer there. He is our lawyer in our libel suit against the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, one of the four libel suits that we are prosecuting.

The one against the Bellingham Herald is the farthest along. It may come to court in a couple of months.

We are staying about sixteen days in Chile, on invitation of the University of Concepcion, and we shall be back home on the 19th of January. I've been having a hard time completing the revision of my book College Chemistry, which is now overdue.

We had a nice time at Christmas, with Linda and Barclay as well as the twins. Barclay's sister Bobo and her husband and little boy spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with us.

We send much love to you and all the children.

[Linus Pauling]

Letter from LP to Morris Hughes, Edisto Experiment Station, RE: LP was glad to read Mr. Hughes’ letter, and will consider acting along the lines he suggests to increase the scale of their work. [Letter from Mr. Hughes to LP, November 22, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Donovan and Family, RE: LP and AHP were happy to read of the original idea dug up by Maggi. LP believes that in a sense a wishbone may be considered a scientific way of making a decision that is difficult to make. [Note from Frances, Dan and Maggi Donovan to LP, undated] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]

Letter from LP to Paul A. Marsh, RE: LP is pleased that Mr. Marsh should write to him and invite him to speak in Arcata, but he cannot come because of an already full schedule. Under separate cover he is sending some material. Handwritten at the bottom: “2 Frontier, Oslo Statement, Humanist, B.H., Aging and Health”. [Letter from Mrs. Kamb to Mr. Marsh, November 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to President John F. Kennedy, RE: LP has received an answer to his letter to Professor Libby regarding the series of articles on fallout shelters, and sends a copy. He repeats his hope that a booklet will not be published by the government containing misleading and/or false statements about fallout shelters, especially if Professor Libby is a consultant on it. [Letter from LP to President Kennedy, December 21, 1961] [Letter from LP to Dr. Wiesner, December 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Individual Correspondence. (Kennedy-Klein, Morton)), #198.3]

Letter from LP to Professor C.D. Coryell, Department of Chemistry, MIT, RE: LP made out and sent a recommendation on behalf of Dr. Coryell for the Guggenheim Fellowship. He and AHP were out of the country for a month, participating in the Lomonosov celebration in the Soviet Union. Handwritten at the bottom: “Sent: 2 Frontier, Liberation, TMO (Dec.)” [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Individual Correspondence. (Corns-Cushing)), #68.2]

I thank you for your letter, answering my letter to you of 21 December.

The first paragraph of your letter reads as follows: "The intent of my fourth newspaper article was to show that a protection factor of 10,000 fold could be gotten with shelters i.e. the radiation dose inside would be smaller by this factor than outside. The caption of the photograph when taken by itself does not make this clear but I hope when read with the context of the article is clear."

I do not believe that the above statement by you is correct. The caption of the photograph reads "Shelters such as this can increase your chances of survival at least 10,000 fold."

The heading of the article, in our local newspaper, is "You can survive atomic attack: A real shelter is a real life saver." The heading in another newspaper from which I have a clipping is "Nuclear survival: Real shelter is a real life saver." These headings support the statement about great increase in chances of survival.

The text of the article does not include any statement contradicting the clear statement under the photograph "Shelters such us this can increase your chances of survival at least 10,000 fold," or replacing it by the statement mentioned in your letter, that the radiation dose would be 10,000 similar inside the shelter than outside.

There are only three sentences in the text of the newspaper article that are significantly related, to the caption of the article.

The first of these sentences is the following: "The better, the sturdier and better supplied the shelter is, the more protection there is against fallout, and even blast effects."

This first sentence does not in any way contradict the clear statement under the photograph.

The second of the pertinent sentences is the following: "My own simple shelter, in which I could use sleeping bags, increases fallout protection 100-fold."

This sentence contains the expression "fallout protection," but does not define it and does not contradict the straight forward statement under the photograph.

The third pertinent sentence is the following: "But a $5,000 shelter could give 10,000-fold protection."

This third sentence contains the expression "10,000-fold protection." This expression is, however, not defined. There is no way that the reader of this article would know that you meant that the radiation dose inside would be smaller by this factor than outside.

The reader of the article might well conclude, after reading the caption under the photograph, that the meaning of "10,000 fold protection" is that it "increases your chances of survival at least 10,000 fold."

It is evident accordingly that the statement in your letter that the caption of the photograph when read with the context of the article makes it clear that "increase your chances of survival at least 10,000 fold" means that the radiation dose inside the shelter would be smaller by this factor then outside simply is not true.

I regret that I have to reject the explanation that you give in your letter.

The statement in the caption of the photograph illustrates your fourth article is untrue. There is nothing in the text of the article itself that contradicts the clear statement in the caption under the photograph. Instead, the title of the article would encourage the reader to believe that in fact his chance of survival would be increased very greatly (10,000 fold) if he were to construct a shelter.

I continue to be shocked that you would be guilty of misleading the American people about this extremely important matter.

In your letter to me you did not answer my question as to whether you yourself had or had not written the series of fifteen articles published under your name. You are a very able scientist, and you write well. You know how to express facts in a clear way, such that the reader will not be mislead. This is one reason why I have surmised that you did not, in fact, write these articles. I even feel that you must not have read them carefully, because I find it difficult to believe that you would have given your approval to such a false statement as that in the caption of the photograph illustrating your fourth article.

I should like now to comment on two sentences in the fourth article of your series - two sentences that in my opinion are false.

The first sentence is the following: "After the first two or three days, the x-radiation from the fallout would not kill you."

In any nuclear attack using superbombs with a big third stage there will be regions where people will survive blast, fire, and immediate radiation effects but in which the intensity of radiation from local fallout, even after two days, would be lethal. I have used the testimony before the Congressional Subcommittee in estimating the areas of the United States involved, as quoted below. My figures apply to a hypothetical attack with 10,000 megatons which X consider to be within the bounds of possibility. If the attack were smaller, the areas would be somewhat smaller.

I estimate that two days after a 10,000-megaton attack an area of the United States equal to one percent of the total area, but not including the areas of complete devastation, would have 200 roentgen per hour. The people in these areas who expose themselves at the surface for three hours would die of acute radiation sickness. Accordingly the sentence quoted above is not true. The succeeding sentence in your article is "In very heavily dusted areas it might be strong enough to cause illness, or shorten life if you got too much exposure." I do not think that you can contend that this sentence qualifies the preceding one sufficiently to make it true. No sensible person would interpret your second sentence as meaning that your life might be shortened to such an extent that you would have only a few days to live, because surely in this case it would be said that the fallout had killed you.

The second sentence on which I shall comment is the following: "With no harm, you could make quick trips in and out to hunt necessities."

This statement is false. I am sure that you do not put yourself in opposition to the geneticists of the world, who state, without significant dissent, that even small amounts of high energy radiation cause genetic mutations. I may refer to the 1956 report of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Committee on Genetic Effects of Atomic Radiation. In this report, after a discussion of the doubling dose of higher energy radiation and the estimate that something like 30 r to 50 r of extra radiation dose would do mankind twice the harm it is now experiencing from spontaneous genetic mutations, the statement is made that "In any case in which a figure is stated, it is with the idea: stay just as far under this as you can; do not consider that this is an amount of radiation which is genetically harmless, for there is no such figure other than zero." Here again, I feel that you yourself would not have written such a sentence, containing the words "with no harm," because I am sure that you know that this sentence is not true.

I hope that you will reply to this letter. I think it is better that we continue the discussion through correspondence, rather than by conversation, as you have suggested in your letter.

Sincerely yours,

Linus Pauling:lh

cc: President John F. Kennedy

Letter from Rita Paine to LP RE: Sends a check for $5 and requests 100 reprints of LP’s letter to the New York Times of Sunday, Sept. 13, 1959. Asks if LP knows which drug manufacturers make strontium-90 free dicalcium phosphate. [Letter from Harris to Paine January 16, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, P: Correspondence, 1960-1963 314, Folder 314.3]

Telegram from LP to Hotel Statler. RE: Asks him to reserve a twin bed room on the night of January 1. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box # 1962s Folder #1962s.1]

Letter form LP to Jack Fox. RE: Thanks him for his letter. Has decided not to accept any more speaking engagements for some time. [Letter from Fox December 16, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence (F: Correspondence, 1961): Box #129 Folder #129.5]

Letter from Dr. Corliss Lamont to LP, RE: Lamont delayed answering LP’s letter and returning the check for $1500 until he was sure that LP was back in the country. Everyone is sorry that LP has had to back out of the Madison Square Garden plans, but he understands. He will let LP know what will happen in the future. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (L: Individual Correspondence. (Lacey-Lattimer)), #212.5]

Letter from Josephine A. Williams to LP RE: Acknowledges receipt of the manuscript “Further Sequences in the Gamma Chain of Human Fetal Hemoglobin” which will be published in the Biochemistry Section of the February issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Also discusses publication costs and an analysis of the length of articles in the Proceedings. Apologizes for not adequately responding to LP’s letter about footnote abbreviations. [Letter from LP to Williams December 18, 1961, Letter from LP to Williams January 25, 1962] [Filed under LP Science: (National Academy of Sciences, 1955-1969), Box #14.021, Folder #21.4]

Letter from LP to Marshall Kaplan, City Planning Department, San Diego, RE: Thanks Marshall for the invitation to speak for the San Diego Metropolitan Planners Group in March, but is sorry that he is unable to; he will be making a tour of the Eastern United States sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. [Letter from Kaplan to LP, December 19, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (K: Correspondence, 1957-1962), #201.5]

Letter from Mark Dragoumis, Assistant Editor of the Greek magazine “Dromi Tis Irinis” (Ways of Peace), to LP, RE: Wishes LP a “Happy New Year” on behalf of all the Greek people. Requests an article from LP about the peace movement, to inspire his readers and the people of Greece. Other issues of the magazine will be sent to LP so that he has an understanding of what it’s about. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1960-1966), #99.2]

Letter from Winston L. Somerville, to LP. RE: Informs him that his entire family has sickle-cell anemia. Asks for more information to combat the disease. [Letter from LP January 25, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence (S: Correspondence, 1961): Box #381 Folder #381.2]

Telegram from LP to Sergio Galaz. RE: Informs him that he is arriving at 1:30pm on January 3. [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1962) Box # 1962s Folder #1962s.1]

Typescript: Proposal for “Field study of the San Jacinto fault system in southeastern California”, submitted by Clarence R. Allen and Robert Victor Sharp, approved and returned December 29, 1961. [Filed under LP Biographical: (California Institute of Technology: Committee on Sponsored Research, 1960-1961), Box #1.026, Folder #26.7]

Check from LP to TV Time for $25.00. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Biographical: Bank Statements and Canceled Checks: First Western Bank, January 1962-December 1962: Box # 4.027 Folder #27.1]

Handwritten note from Gustave Ridley to LP RE: Discusses his current study of the Zen philosophy and how it could apply to the search for peace in America. [Filed under LP Correspondence (R: Correspondence, 1960-1963), #342.2]

Letter from Bertrand Russell to Ruth Frank Rosenwald RE: Discusses ways to protest nuclear weapons and explains that they must always attempt cations the can carry out. Says that in England people will demonstrate by blocking the plane’s runway but will not show up for a protest meeting in the public hall because they all know it will have no effect. Rosenwald writes a note on the side “Ava and Linus, don’t you agree?” [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Rosbaud-Rundle), #336.3] also [Filed under LP Correspondence (Russell, Bertrand): Box #337 Folder #337.6]

Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to LP RE: Thanks LP for the kind invitation but she has no plans to be on the West Coast at that time so she cannot accept it. [Letter from LP to Roosevelt December 26, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Individual Correspondence. (Robinson, Miles-Roosevelt), #335.9]

Letter from LP to Director Gunnar Jahn RE: LP tells Jahn about his and AHP’s trip to the USSR from November 18, 1961 to December 17, 1961 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet scientist Lomonosov. Remarks that both countries believe they are carrying out nuclear testing to gain more power and therefore to deter nuclear war. Discusses his proposal of an inspection system and the results of the Gnome test in New Mexico. Encloses two newspaper clippings from the New York Times of Jahn at the Nobel ceremonies and a copy of a letter Teller sent to the New York Times and the one LP sent in response. [Filed under LP Science: (World Academy of Sciences, 1958-1963), Box #14.043, Folder #43.1]

Letter from LP to Dr. Emuel C. Hertzler, Department of Biology, University of Michigan, RE: The statements about “no detectable increase” after Hiroshima and Nagasaki are misleading, and no studies on the beach in India have been made. [Letter from Dr. Hertzler to LP, November 28, 1961] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (H: Correspondence, 1961-1962), #168.1]

Letter from LP to Jean Salvinien. RE: Sends best wishes for the new year. Informs him of his recent activity. Has been critical of the Soviet tests. [Letter f rom Salvinien December 23, 1961] [Filed under LP Speeches: (Speeches by LP, 1961) Box #1961s, Folder #1961s.21]

Letter from LP to Mrs. Lina Litinskaya Weinbaum. RE: Was happy to see her letters. Informs her that they have just returned from a trip to the Soviet Union and are leaving soon on a trip to Chile. Encloses some information about the ballets they saw while in the Soviet Union. [Filed under LP Correspondence (Weinbaum, Sidney and Lina Litinskaya): Box #433 Folder #433.14]

Letter from Mary M. Grooms to LP RE: Says that she heard he was going to be giving a lecture in Syracuse and was wondering if he might be able to arrange to give a talk around the same time for Forum in Rochester. [Letter from LP to Grooms January 26, 1962] [Filed under LP Correspondence, G: Correspondence 1962-1965 Box 142, Folder 142.1]